Planning application
Meopham Village Green Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Horse Chestnut Tree to be felled, stump ground and replanted with suitable native species.
As published by the council, reference 20260073
Application record
- Reference
- 20260073
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Consent tree works in Conservation Area
- Decision
- Consent
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Meopham North
- Parish
- Meopham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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20260030 Withdrawn
Meopham Village Green Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Horse Chestnut Tree to be felled in its entirety due to decay.
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20230216 Granted
Meopham Village Green Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent
Works to protected trees in a conservation area; Chestnut Tree (T15) - fell to ground level due to disease.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by Gravesham
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20 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Consent
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Gravesham granted permission on 20 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Meopham Village Green Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent
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Works to protected trees in a conservation area; Chestnut Tree (T15) - fell to ground level due to disease.
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